Maarga Systems Acquires kNEWS(tm) Product Line

Released on: November 7, 2007, 4:14 am

Press Release Author: Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy David Brehe

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Maarga Systems Private Limited, a leader in offshore Lotus
Notes application development, announced today that it has acquired the kNEWST
software product line from Gallatin Technologies, Inc. The products comprise an
electronic publishing solution that enables organizations to create and deliver
content through e-mail (plain-text, Notes rich text, and HTML), RSS feeds, and the
Web.

Press Release Body: Maarga Systems Private Limited, a leader in offshore Lotus Notes
application development, announced today that it has acquired the kNEWST software
product line from Gallatin Technologies, Inc. The products comprise an electronic
publishing solution that enables organizations to create and deliver content through
e-mail (plain-text, Notes rich text, and HTML), RSS feeds, and the Web.

Both Maarga Systems and Gallatin are closely-held, private companies and the
financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition is intended to accelerate the development of the kNEWS architecture
and to further Maarga's strategy of increasing the value it brings to customers by
leveraging its service offerings with rich product solutions.

The kNEWS product line consists of:

- kNEWS ProfessionalT which provides the means for end-users to create, deliver,
and track a variety of e-mail, Web, Lotus Notes, and RSS publications in the
business context specified by their organization. For example restricted access to
a publication - or parts of a publication; defined roles in the publication process
for content creation, editing, and publishing; and various levels of audit
trail/logging.

- kNEWS ListBuilderT which includes 4 of the 6 modules in kNEWS Professional and
offers a rich set of functions to help an organization manage e-mail groups -- Notes
and/or Internet.

- Mail Bounce AssistantT (MBA) which processes e-mail bounce messages in a
Notes/Domino environment, either in a stand-alone mode or integrated with kNEWS.

kNEWS combines electronic communications capabilities with specialized, web content
management functionality to provide a publishing platform that is very useful for
organizations in government, hi-tech, education, and manufacturing. These
organizations often need a system that: brings integrity and repeatability to the
communications and publishing processes, can be managed by business users, and
requires minimal ongoing support from IT.

\"The combination of kNEWS and MBA will save customers time and effort by identifying
different types of e-mail bounces and then automatically removing subscribers whose
e-mail addresses are no longer valid,\" noted Maarga\'s Managing Director, Venkatesh
Krishnamoorthy. \"Government agencies and commercial enterprises are using the kNEWS
system to manage online subscriptions and deliver information through multiple
electronic channels.

Sample Use of kNEWS -- Improving Communications with Constituents
City of Chandler, Arizona uses kNEWS to build and manage opt-in e-mail list groups
and to notify constituents when new information or services are added to its
website.

Chandler citizens may subscribe to receive road construction updates, news and
events information, Center for the Arts announcements, agenda notices and
e-newsletters from other City departments. When new content is released to the City
website in these different content categories, Chandler can proactively notify
citizens and show them exactly where the information is located. kNEWS is helping
Chandler improve constituent communications and drive more frequent use of its
website.

Free Evaluation Software
30 day, full-product evaluation versions of kNEWS Professional and Mail Bounce
Assistant are available from the Maarga Systems website:
http://www.maargasystems.com/products/knews/index.shtml

See An Online Demonstration
To schedule an online product demonstration of kNEWS Professional and/or Mail Bounce
Assistant, call +1 732 917 4204 in the US and +91-44-4211 8340 from overseas.

System Requirements
kNEWS Professional will run on any IBM Lotus Notes and Domino R5, R6, or R7
supported platform.

About Maarga Sytems
Maarga Systems is an offshore outsourcing firm, focused on delivering quality
application development, application maintenance and system administration services
around the Lotus Notes, Domino platform. Maarga has skills in Lotus Notes, Domino,
Workplace, IBM Websphere, Lotus Instant Messaging and Lotus Team Workplace and
provides reasonable cost, high quality services to customers in the US, Europe, Asia
Pacific and Indian markets.

Maarga Systems is an IBM Business Partner. The company is based in Chennai, India
and has an U.S. office in Iselin, NJ. More information is available by calling
+91-44-4211-8340 or by visiting: http://www.maargasystems.com.

About Gallatin
Founded in 1994, Gallatin Technologies, Inc. is a privately held company helping
organizations use technology to communicate and collaborate more effectively and
efficiently with their employees, customers, and partners. Gallatin helps customers
succeed by developing solutions that: incorporate user knowledge and best practices;
balance business concerns with technical capabilities; focus on high value
functions; and can be administered and managed easily without extensive training.

Gallatin is an IBM Business Partner. The company is headquartered in San Diego,
California. More information is available by calling (858) 676-1234 or by visiting:
http://www.gallatin.com.

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kNEWS, kNEWS Professional, kNEWS ListBuilder, and Mail Bounce Assistant are
trademarks of Maarga Systems Private Limited.

IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the United States, other
countries or both. Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation and/or IBM Corporation in the United
States, other countries or both.


Web Site: http://www.maargasystems.com

Contact Details: Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy
Maarga Systems Private Limited
New No.22/1, Old No.30 Potters St, Saidapet,
Chennai- 600 015. INDIA.
+91-44-4211-8340
venkatesh@maargasystems.com

David Brehe
Gallatin Technologies, Inc.
(858) 676-1234
dbrehe@gallatin.com

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